4941-15 Dressmaker
Makes women's garments such as dresses, coats and suits.
Skill Level:
The entry requirement for this occupation is an AQF Certificate III or higher qualification.
Tasks Include:
- confers with customers to determine material, styles and designs of garments
- takes measurements
- drafts or modifies patterns
- positions and pins patterns to fabric and cuts fabric
- pins or bastes fabric parts
- fits basted garments on customers and marks areas requiring alteration
- sews fabric parts together using sewing machines and presses seams
- sews felling stitches in hems of garments to conceal threads
- sews buttonholes, and sews on buttons, hooks and eyes or press fasteners to finish garments
- may make garments according to pictures provided by customers
Specialisations:
Apparel Sample Hand
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